Reminisce: Die For You

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Description

One day after classes, Touji unexpectedly finds himself in an isekai fantasy world, with nothing but the clothes on his back. He is taken in by a farmer and his family who provide him work and a place to stay. Over time friendships and bonds are made as Touji slowly comes to grips with his new reality. But this quiet and docile life comes to an abrupt end, when one of the villagers tragically dies of unknown causes. Soon after, Touji loses consciousness and upon waking, finds that the villagers memories of his existence have all been erased.

"Would you still do the right thing even if you knew it would achieve the same result as if you hadn't done anything at all? I think you know the harsh answer. But you won't admit that will you?"

This is the dark tale of a boy searching for a path home in a gritty and violent world of magic and death. A world far away from home.

Information

Status: Hiatus
Year: 2024
Author: Makoto Nagai

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.7/ 5.0
Followers: 22
Views: 12,292

Chapters(36 total)

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Community Reviews(8)

TheMadProfessorRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
The world building is very well done. Enough to give you a taste of a greater world, but not info dumping on your head and making you wanting to skip into the next scene. I really enjoyed how the story tries to take a well-established genre and try to make it into its own and not simply taking snippets of other stories and mesh them all together.
Dialogue – I like how the dialogue flowed well and communicated character’s thoughts and personalities, without going to the rabbit hole of info dumping. They were short, to the point, and did their jobs perfectly. And the internal dialogue was well done, too.
Setting – I truly appreciate how the setting for scenes are not overly done in descriptions. You get enough for your imagination to do its job and then you get back to the story. It also serves an alternative purpose, usually getting a response from a character, so you can get a better grasp of their personality as a result. It’s not just long passages for the sake of exposition or showing off.
Grammar – I didn’t spot anything major grammar-wise. A lot of the writing is well done and I thought the writer has a good grasp to communicate the story they were trying to tell clearly and efficiently.
Characters – I like how each character has a unique vibe to them. They have their respective role to play and they’ve feel like they’re carbon copies of all the others in the story. It helps to get invested into the story and see where they go and how things turn out for them.
I’d definitely recommend this for any fan of the genre, and can’t wait to read more.
BlareRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Reading this book was a great experience, and I'd definitely suggest picking it up. I can't really find anything to complain about.
The style of the book is great. It's written in a way that's easy to follow, which made it a fun read for me. It's an isekai story, but it feels different from others I've read, in a good way – it stands out.
The story is solid, with characters you end up really liking and a plot that sticks with you. I think that's what makes it memorable and why I recommend it so strongly.
The grammar is spot on too – there’s nothing that jumped out at me as wrong.
The characters make the story feel lively and fun, especially Odja. The main character is a bit harder to pin down – they can seem weird in one chapter and kind in the next. But this isn't really a big issue.
All in all, this book was a pleasure to read. It's got style, an easy-to-get-into story, and some really enjoyable characters. Even the main character, who's a bit unpredictable, adds to the fun in their own way. If you're looking for a good book, this one should be on your list.
DarkodiaRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
The story presented unfolds with a tapestry of mystery and anachronism, capturing the reader's attention through the eyes of Touji—a relatable, modern-day protagonist unexpectedly plunged into a world where the contemporary collides with the antiquated. The setting shifts from a seemingly innocuous forest to an enigmatic ancient chamber, hinting at a fantastical twist to what began as an ordinary excursion. The narrative’s strength lies in its detailed descriptions and well-paced revelations, which construct a vivid picture of Touji's disorientation and the bizarre circumstances he finds himself in.
Character interactions are a particular highlight, showcasing the stark contrast between Touji's 21st-century sensibilities and the medieval milieu of Claria and her family. The dialogue sparkles with subtle humor and confusion that arise from the clash of different worldviews, enriching the narrative with both depth and entertainment. Moreover, the family’s unconventional hair colors—a curious anomaly in their seemingly Amish-like lifestyle—adds a layer of enigma, urging readers to question the reality of the world Touji has stumbled into.
The groundwork laid by the author is promising, offering both the charm of a rustic lifestyle and the allure of a fantasy adventure. The story, with Touji's invitation to dinner amidst the family’s strange behavior, increases the intrigue, making the tale an engaging read for those who enjoy a blend of fantasy, mystery, and cultural fish-out-of-water stories.
The writing style, which employs a mix of narrative introspection and clever banter, successfully conveys Touji’s inner turmoil and his sarcastic coping mechanism. The result is a story that holds the reader in suspense, leaving them eager for the need to unravel the secrets of Milivion and Touji's place within it.
DimensionalWriter27Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
At the start, I was kind of on the fence about this story since I've seen many isekai stories and only a few of them are great, but now that I've read I'll say it's pretty up there, the characters are good, the way you tell the story makes me want to read more...yeah, pretty solid isekai, shame that it seems like I found this when there's still so little of it, but I can wait.
LAScottRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
I recommend reading until at least Dream’s End. This story is interesting and finds the main character, Touji, in an unusual place seemingly before his time. There’s arclight (magic) which he seems to be wrongly accused of using (I won’t provide spoilers).
There’s more than meets the eye to the early story, that much is clear. Some of the characters appear to have amnesia in regards to Touji after a key event, and Touji can certainly do something even if it’s not arclight per se. He finds himself continually zapped around outside of his control, so he feels very much like a puppet on a string. We don’t know much about the “why” but the author keeps it interesting.
I try not to judge an author’s personal styles too harshly but this is where I struggled a bit. Stylistically, there’s a lot of jumping around between dialogue and internal monologue, but it can be a touch jumpy as a reader. I can appreciate the distinction of using dashes to annotate thoughts and quotations to annotate speech but it has moments where it’s a bit “tell-y” to the readers.
This appears to be a character driven story, which is something I really enjoy. Though I think there’s room for some of the aforementioned internal monologue to contribute to greater world building. Some secrets are good for a reader, but while it’s clear that Touji isn’t quite in his own world there’s sometimes a lack of description that could be helpful.
There aren’t significant grammatical errors but there are places that could be improved for flow. I’ve pointed some examples out in the comments. A quick read through would definitely impact overall readability in a positive way.
Christopher.ScherrerRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
This is very late review swap, but here we go.
Isekai's are not usually my thing and this one starts out like a typical one. There is a whole lotta slice of life going on in the chapters leading up to Dream's End. Everything is idyllic and sweet until someone, I won't say who, get turned into pink mist. :(
And this is where the story starts to really pick up. How is Touji able to survive the situations he is thrust into? And what is so significant about him not having any arclight- this world's equivalent- of magic?
I guess we will have to have to wait for each chapter release to find out!
Speaking of Touji, he stands out fairly well from the other characters in the novel. Realistic reactions, a no nonsense attitude and a propensity to punctuate his declarations with many a "Oi!"
We're still getting to know him but by this point in the story you don't want anything bad to happen to him, so I guess I can say I'm invested!
Style is very workmanlike, with flashes of nice prose here and there. I do like how the author tries to convey some of the more visceral action with his descriptions.
Grammar, this needs another eye on it. The author is obviously enjoying writing his piece and more than once his fingers ran ahead of his mind, or is it vice versa. It isn't anything to egregious but there it could be cleaned up a bit in that sense.
Overall, it seems like it will turn into a very entertaining story. I hope we meet characters who are as vibrant as Touji as the story progresses and we learn more about this world.
BeomJunKooRoyal Road
★★★★ 4.0
As far as the isekai genre goes, out of the several I've read so far whether on or outside this site, I'd probably consider this one of the better ones in my view.
Grammar's got some hiccups here and there, but it can be improved, and it actually does get better over time.
The story and the characters I'd mostly describe as "adequate"; nothing too special or stellar, but they're still very entertaining in their own right, and best of all, like the grammar, they too gets better over time, especially near the "Dreams End" chapter. That's where the story really starts to take a more surprising and darker turn, and now I'm more hyped than ever to see where this is going, as well as how the main character intends to move forward from there on out.
The style I feel more mixed towards; maybe this is just me but I feel like at times it was trying way too hard to give off an anime/manga feel. I know this is an isekai, something you see a lot in the aforementioned medium, but when the story is still written like a traditional English-language novel, the two styles feel like they're kinda clashing. That said, the Scream-esque meta/self-awareness over the isekai genre did get some chuckles out of me every now and then, and it's certainly one of the more positive aspects of the style.
Overall, a decent reading experience that I'd like to see continue and reach the end of in the future.
CameronTheInsaneWriterRoyal Road
★★★★ 4.0
This story has been really fun so far! I may not be usually one for reading, as it’s hard to keep my attention, but the author has been doing really good keeping my attention. It is a little meta, in the fact that the main character references the fact that they’re in an Isekai story multiple times, but with how they seem to base everything that happens around that fact, it leaves a lot of room to subvert expectations. The grammar does admittedly have a few issues, most notably how the author doesn’t use italics to represent thoughts, but that seems to be the only main concern. The characters are fun with just the right amount of awkward, and the author’s style, along with the story and characters, does really well with keeping a reader’s attention. The first chapter especially is great at catching your attention, since it immediately brings you into the main plot point without revealing the answers to every question. Overall, a great read, with it’s only main concern being not perfect grammar. People with time to kill or something unique would most likely have a good time giving this book a try. If I had one bit of advice that I could give the author, it would be for them to go back through the chapters of this story and edit them, after doing some research and figuring out what they’d like to fix or not.